Foldable carrying case



M. A. ENDERS FOLDABLE CARRYING CASE Filed Dec. 29, 1923 INVENTOR MAE-4m ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 10, 1925. v UNITEDQSTATES Parser or elect-1:.

MAXWELL a Bunnies, or JERSEY em, NEW ;r EnsEx, -.-hssie1won m. man's, Mcxnnvnna ADAMS, or-imw' Yonx; N. Y., A PARTNERSHIP coMrosnD or n. A.

ADAMS AND R. J. MAITLAND.'

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' 'A pnoanon filed neceinher 29,192e. "Seria1Ro.688,314. I

T whom it concern} Be it known that I, MAxwELL'A. ENDERS,

' a citizen ofthe UnitedSta-tes, and a resident of the inner wall is so of J ersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New J ers'ey, have invented certain new and usefullmproveinents' in Fol'dable Carrying Cases, of which the following is a specification. I

This "invention relates to foldablecarrying cases-for articles such as bills, cards, letters, receipts andiother niemoranda and has for its object t0- provide such a case which is'c'ompact and adapted to be folded when filled without wrinkling the leather.

or similar material elsewhere than in the intended folds, 1 especially in the inner wall ofthe case.

' Previous suggestions for accomplishing this result such 'as the p'atent-toLEnfant 1,423,669, are not compact, using too many layers; not durable, using paper, cardboard and adhesive; and cause bunchingat the,

ends of the movable strip where attached to the side wall section. This invention differs from these devices and overcomes their disadvantages.

Referring to perspective of onev present invention.

Figure 2 is a section through the device of Figure 1 when folded.

the drawing, Figure 1 'is a embodiment .of the Figure 3 is a modified construction com-- prising two folds instead of the one fold shown in Figure 1. I a

Figure 4 is a section through the device of Figure 3 when folded.

The comprises the wall 11 secured together along their end edges 12 and 13. The material of the walls is preferably leather rovided with a lining 1 1 of silk or other lig t fabric secured to the outer wall by the stitching 15. The inner wall comprises the two leather portions 16 and 17 which extend to adjacent the fold in the center of the case and are secured to the outer wall along the bottom by the stitching 18 and 19. Each of the portions 16 and 1 20 of silk or other ght fabric preferably corresponding to lining i l of the outer wall. This lining 20 is secured to the portions 16 and 17 alon three sides thereof, the top, the bottom, an the outer end edges. Between foldable case illustrated in Figure 1 outer wall 10 and the inner provided with a lining the'portions 16 and 17 the inner wall comprises the leatherportion 21 which receives the "fold and is relatively movable with rethe linings 14 and 20 and this'lining" isofgreater length than'the portion 21 and, ex-

. tends to and is secured at the end edges 12 andlB of the case. With this construction the requisite shortening of theinner Wallis 'taken: -up by the sliding of thc--portion"21 with respect to the portions 16 and '17, and

any distortion or foldingover does not occur in the leather of the case but is confined to the silk or other light fabric 22 forming the lining withthe strip 21. Such a construction, 'is' effective and substantially .no creasing results because the increase in length of the inner wall is all taken care of by the increase in length ofthelinin 22 between the end edges 12 and 13 and the sides 26' of the ,ortion 214 In the form illustrated in Figure 1 an additionalpocket is provided in each of the ortions 16 and 17 y the provision of a leat er strip 23secured at the top and bottom beneath the portion 24. To reduce the thickness of the case leather wall 23 is not extended all the way to the outer edge 12 or 13 but only as far as-its edge 25 'and' the light fabric lining of the leather piece 23 may extend the rest of the Way to the end edge 12 or 13.

In Figures 3 and 4. is illustrated a construction similar to Figure 2 except that the case is provided with two folds and thepor tion'28' corres nding to the portion 21 in Figure 1 is o greater length extending between the two folds. If an additional pocket for the reception of cards or other articles is desired, a leather strip 27 may extend .over. and be secured to the portion 28 in the centre thereof between folds.

' Among the advantages of this invention maybe enumerated its compactness whereby a case of minimum thickness is provided when either empty or filled. One-way in which this result is accomplished is by having the material 23 forming the sidev of a pocket extend only part way of the pocket and having its lining extend the rest of the way. "Another advantage of this'invention resides in the abilityofthe case to lie flat when filled and folded Without any distortions in the leather, which is accomplished, by having the portion 21 movable relatively to the portions 16 and 17 of the inner wall. Instead of having the ends of the leather portion 21 free-and capable of accidental re.- moval, theyare secured in position. by means of the lining 22. The lining 22 between the edge-2G of the portion 2l and the end edges 1201 13 isof sufficient extent to spread its increase in length over a considerable distance and prevent the-change inlength being concentrated or localized. The absence of reinforcing strips provides an ;article which may be comfortably carried in the pocket, and the use of stitchingto secure'the parts provides a -more elastic constructionthan if adhesive was dependednpon; The use ofsilkc asthe r natrialconstito the compactness ofconstructioin 1 1 The invention illustrated is; not limited tuting the linings 4:,20, and22 contributes to use as is bill fold but maybe made in larger sizes suchas desirable for a letter fold.. While the tennfleather. hasgbeen' used throughout the specification and claims and extending inwardly from said end edges to adjacent the fold, a light material lining said inner wall portions, another portion of the inner wall spanning the fold andslid-V able between said innerlwall; portions and theirlining, and a light fabricjoining the ends of said last mentioned portion; with the first mentioned inner Wall portions adjacent the end edges, of the outer Wall.

2. A foldable case comprising; an outer Wall comprising alightfabric securedf to leather wall, an inner wallof leather in the foldable portion, the remainder ofthe inner said foldable ortion-and to the'outer wan.

adjacent the end edges thereof, and spaced leather T inner Wall: portions "covering said fabric beyond said ifOldflblQ' portion and seedges. s a Y g Signed at New York in thecounty of New Yorkand State of New York of December A. D. 1923. I

cured t0. the outer wallalong their [bottom I this day ,MAXWELLA. nnnnns. Y 

